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EnglandWest MidlandsSandwellB68 9BGLightwoods Primary Academy
Primary

Lightwoods Primary Academy

Primary

Sandwell · Oldbury, Sandwell · B68 9BG https://lightwoodsprimary.academy/

Pupils
405
cap. 390
Ages
4 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
63%
RWM expected · 2024/25
8%
RWM higher · 2024/25
405
Pupils · 2024/25
20%
EAL · 2024/25
7%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
63%
RWM expected · 2024/25
8%
RWM higher · 2024/25
405
Pupils · 2024/25
20%
EAL · 2024/25
7%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 21/05/2024

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authoritySandwell
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio22.9:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Lightwoods Primary Academy · Primary · Sandwell

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2022/23

RWM expected standard
63%
+2pp
67%64%61%
'23'24'25
'25 · 63%
RWM higher standard
8%
0pp
8%8%8%
'23'24'25
'25 · 8%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
81%
Reading higher standard
46%
Writing expected standard
71%
Writing higher standard
8%
Maths expected standard
80%
Maths higher standard
34%
Science expected standard
78%
SPAG expected standard
86%
SPAG higher standard
39%
Reading scaled score
108.0
Maths scaled score
105.0
GPS scaled score
108.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
405
Pupil : teacher ratio
22.9
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
20%
FSM eligible
17%
SEN
12%
Overall absence
4%
Persistent absence
7%

Contact

Address
Castle Road East, Oldbury, Sandwell, B68 9BG
Local authority
Sandwell
Telephone
Email

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2563%8%81%46%71%8%80%34%78%86%108.0105.0108.012%405
2023/2461%8%77%39%73%11%74%26%94%71%106.0104.0105.012%413
2022/2367%8%80%28%75%13%78%23%87%77%106.0105.0106.0+0.50-1.70+0.0011%418

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2540521.212%20%17%4%7%
2023/2441322.212%17%17%5%11%
2022/2341820.911%18%14%5%12%
2021/2238520.99%18%12%5%13%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.